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The BOA welcomes the Barbados Cricket Association and Skateboard Association
When President Sandra Osborne officially declared the Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) 2021 General Assembly closed on Wednesday, there were two new National Federations and a new director added to its roster.

Export Barbados (BIDC) announces winners of Ash Products Competition
The creativity and enterprising spirit of Barbadians came to the fore when Export Barbados (BIDC) launched its Volcanic Ash Product Challenge, which ran from April 26 - May 14, 2021.

The BOA Supports Rower Philip Als
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is pleased to support rower Philip Als in his quest to create history yet again. The 65-year-old Barbadian rower was the...

President Osborne to miss Tokyo 2020
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) announced that President Sandra Osborne will not be among the officials traveling to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The president’s absence will in no way affect the team as all the pre-games and on-the-ground preparations are already in place to facilitate the athletes’ seamless participation in the games.

Export Barbados Lauds Clean Energy Innovators
Barbados is now a step closer to becoming a green energy country, as five local entrepreneurs were recently recognised for their environmentally-friendly inventions as...

CEO of Export Barbados (BIDC) To Present at the Vienna Energy Forum 2021
Recently appointed CEO of Export Barbados, the government agency formerly known as the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), Mark Hill will be a...

Barbados Olympic Day 2021 Celebrations
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is again hosting the annual Olympic Day celebrations from June 21 – 26. There are four main activities planned which include tree planting, learning a new sport online, a five-day walk challenge, and a 2k Run with Barbadian Olympians.

Barbadian Cops US PRNEWS Graduate Student of the Year Award
Barbadian public relations consultant Dr. Pamala Proverbs, Managing Director of PRMR Inc. has copped the Graduate Student of the Year award in the prestigious US-based PRNEWS CSR and Diversity Awards.

Two Barbadians Appointed to the Panam Sports Commissions
President of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. Sandra Osborne, QC, and board member Dr. Adrian Lorde were recently appointed to commissions of the Mexico-based Panam Sport Organization.

Barbados Celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. has announced that the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) will be celebrated this year in Barbados with a...

Kathy Harper-Hall 2021 BOA WISC Esther Maynard ICON Awardee
Regionally renowned sports administrator, Kathy Harper Hall is the 2021 recipient of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) Women in Sport Icon of the Year Award. Harper-Hall received the award at a virtual ceremony held on Sunday in which tributes were paid by former broadcaster and long-term president of the Barbados Netball Association, Annette Beckett, Olympian, Akela Jones, Director of the National Sports Council, Neil Murrell, and sports icon, Esther Maynard.